Night raid kills Nek, four other militants: Wana operation
 PESHAWAR/WANA, June 18: Security forces have killed Nek Mohammad and four other tribal militants in a missile attack on a village in Wana, the regional headquarters of the South Waziristan Agency."Nek Mohammad was suspected to be present in a hideout with his associates and our security forces acted swiftly on the information and that is how he was killed," a military spokesman said on Friday. ....
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Nuclear talks begin today: Pakistan has positive suggestions: official
NEW DELHI, June 18: Pakistan and India will revive their stalled talks on nuclear CBMs here on Saturday and the leader of a six-member delegation from Islamabad said on Friday that he had brought positive suggestions to be put on the table."We feel the delegations of both countries have a responsibility, as responsible nuclear powers, to their own people," said Mr Tariq Osman Hyder, the leader of the Pakistan delegation. "We have come here with a very positive spirit. We will be carrying positive suggestions," he told reporters on arrival from Islamabad. ....
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President asks PML men to counter protests in NA
ISLAMABAD, June 18: President Gen Pervez Musharraf has asked the members of the treasury benches to play an active role in countering the protests of the opposition parties during the National Assembly proceedings
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Walkouts mar NA proceedings
ISLAMABAD, June 18: The budget debate in the National Assembly continued to be marred by protest walkouts and hot exchanges between treasury and the opposition members.
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Jamali calls for proactive approach on law & order
ISLAMABAD, June 18: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on Friday directed law-enforcement and intelligence agencies to adopt a proactive approach aimed at preventing terrorist activities rather than reacting to such incidents.
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New taxes proposed Rs60.9 billion budget for Frontier
PESHAWAR, June 18: NWFP Finance Minister Sirajul Haq on Friday presented a budget of Rs60.945 billion for 2004-2005 which includes a Rs16 billion Annual Developmental Programme (ADP).
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BNP leader's remarks on separation creates rumpus in Senate
ISLAMABAD, June 18: Remarks made by Balochistan National Party (BNP) Senator Sanaullah Baloch created a stir in the otherwise a dull and lacklustre debate on the budget during the morning session of the Senate here on Friday.
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EC approves formation of new PML
ISLAMABAD, June 18: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Friday allowed unification of five political entities namely PML (Zia), PML (Jinnah), PML (Junejo), PML (Functional) and Sindh Democratic Alliance (SDA) with PML (Q) to constitute Pakistan Muslim League (PML).
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Opposition's protest march today
ISLAMABAD, June 18: The opposition parties will hold a protest march in front of the parliament house on Saturday (today) against the killing of PPP activist Munawwar Suhrawardy in Karachi.
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US to write off $500m debt
ISLAMABAD, June 18: The US government will write off $500 million debt out of the remaining $2 billion debt owed by Pakistan, said a senior official of the ministry of finance.
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No instability in Pakistan: US
WASHINGTON, June 18: The US administration believes that a change of government in Islamabad will not destabilize Pakistan because "it's a stable nation."
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PIA Fokkers to be replaced with new aircraft
KARACHI, June 18: Pakistan International Airline has decided to replace its ageing Fokker fleet with SAAB2000 aircraft.
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Sughra Imam quits as minister
LAHORE, June 18: Sughra Imam on Friday resigned from the office of Punjab minister for social welfare. The chief minister has accepted her resignation and asked Ashifa Riaz Fatyana to look after the affairs of the ministry till further orders.
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Pakistani immigrants hospitalized
ATHENS, June 18: More than 40 illegal immigrants were rushed to a Greek hospital on Friday for a medical check-up after their bus caught fire, police said.
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UN DPs' office attacked in Kandahar
KABUL, June 18: The office of the United Nations refugee agency in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades early Friday, but no casualties were reported and only minor damage, the UN said.
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American hostage beheaded
DUBAI, June 18: Al Qaeda militants beheaded an American engineer they had held hostage since last week after the Saudi government failed to meet its demands to release jailed militants, an Islamist website said on Friday.
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